Cassandro
Guests Expected
Director Roger Ross Williams is expected to attend
Description
Saúl Armendáriz, a gay amateur wrestler from El Paso, rises to international stardom after he creates the character ‘Cassandro,’ the “Liberace of Lucha Libre.” In the process, he upends not just the macho wrestling world, but also his own life. Based on a true story. Directed by Academy Award® winner Roger Ross Williams.
Audience Information
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Audience Advisory: This film is Rated R.
PRESENTED IN PARTNERSHIP WITH
Roger Ross Williams (Director / Screenplay) is an Oscar, Emmy, Webby, Peabody, and NAACP Image award award-winning director, producer, and writer—and the first African American director to win an Academy Award®, with his film Music by Prudence. Williams directed Life, Animated, which won him the Sundance directing award and was nominated for an Academy Award, and won three Emmys. Williams is the recipient of the Career Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association, The Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Award, The NYU Alumni Achievement Award, and an honorary doctorate from Lafayette College.
His production company One Story Up produced the acclaimed food series High on the Hog, an adaptation of Ta Nehisi Coates’s Between The World and Me, the Ben Crump documentary Civil, the award-winning film Master of Light and Williams first scripted feature Cassandro for Amazon Prime Video which will World premiere at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
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Film Details
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Year2023
Runtime107
CountryUS
DirectorRoger Ross Williams
ProducerGerardo Gatica, Todd Black, David Bloomfield, Ted Hope, Julie Goldman
Executive ProducerGael García Bernal, Paula Amor, Mariana Rodríguez Cabarga, A. Müffelmann, David Teague, Matías Penachino, Jason Blumenthal, Steve Tisch
WriterDavid Teague, Roger Ross Williams
EditorAffonso Gonçalves, Sabine Hoffman, Yibrán Asuad
CinematographerMatías Penachino
MusicMarcelo Zarvos
Closed CaptionsClosed captions are available for this screening.
Audio DescriptionAudio Descriptions are not currently confirmed and will be updated soon.
American Sign Language (ASL) InterpretationAmerican Sign Language Interpretation is not currently confirmed and will be updated. For any questions about accessibility at SFFILM Events, please email ADA@SFFilm.org.